महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-6

न्यसेत गुल्मान्दुर्गेषु संधौ च कुरुनन्दन ।
नगरोपवने चैव पुरोद्यानेषु चैव ह ॥६॥

6. nyaseta gulmāndurgeṣu saṁdhau ca kurunandana ,
nagaropavane caiva purodyāneṣu caiva ha.

6. nyaseta gulmān durgeṣu sandhau ca kurunandana
nagaropavane ca eva purodyāneṣu ca eva ha

6. kurunandana saḥ gulmān durgeṣu ca sandhau
nagaropavane ca eva purodyāneṣu ca eva ha nyaseta

6. O scion of Kuru, a ruler should deploy garrisons in forts and at strategic junctions. And he should also do so in city parks and indeed in the gardens outside the city.

Words meanings summery:

• न्यसेत (nyaseta) - he should place, he should deploy

• गुल्मान् (gulmān) - military garrisons or contingents (troops, garrisons, detachments)

• दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in forts, in difficult places, in strongholds

• सन्धौ (sandhau) - at strategic junctions or passes (in a junction, in a difficult pass, in a strategic point)

• च (ca) - and

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Vocative address to Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O scion of Kuru)

• नगरोपवने (nagaropavane) - in a city park, in a pleasure garden of a city

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - and also (indeed, only, also)

• पुरोद्यानेषु (purodyāneṣu) - in the front gardens, in the gardens outside the city

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - and also (indeed, only, also)

• ह (ha) - emphasizing the action (indeed, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

न्यसेत (nyaseta) - he should place, he should deploy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ni-as

Optative (Liṅ)

Derived from prefix 'ni' and root 'as' (to throw), 3rd person singular optative active

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

गुल्मान् (gulmān) - military garrisons or contingents (troops, garrisons, detachments)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gulma

gulma - bush, cluster, troop, battalion, garrison

दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in forts, in difficult places, in strongholds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of durga

durga - fort, stronghold, difficult place, inaccessible place

सन्धौ (sandhau) - at strategic junctions or passes (in a junction, in a difficult pass, in a strategic point)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - junction, union, treaty, difficult pass

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Vocative address to Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O scion of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - descendant of Kuru, joy of the Kurus (a title for Arjuna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, offspring, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

नगरोपवने (nagaropavane) - in a city park, in a pleasure garden of a city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagaropavana

nagaropavana - city park, pleasure garden near a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+upavana)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• upavana – garden, grove, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - and also (indeed, only, also)

(indeclinable)

पुरोद्यानेषु (purodyāneṣu) - in the front gardens, in the gardens outside the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of purodyāna

purodyāna - outer garden, front garden, garden outside the city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+udyāna)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - and also (indeed, only, also)

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - emphasizing the action (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)